Chapter 63: Who Is This? Why So Ugly?
Jiang Changjun was stunned. He had only felt uncomfortable in his heart because Jiang Ruanxi had snapped at him a few times at Guangming Temple.
He couldn’t help but sarcastically mock her, but he hadn’t expected her to put such a big hat on him.
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince was right there, and he had no way to counterattack.
But if he let her suppress him, he wouldn’t be willing.
Jiang Changjun clenched his hand, thought of something, and a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth.
“Of course I have a better way than you, and one that can properly arrange the refugee issue?”
“Then Second Brother, tell us. I also want to hear it.” Jiang Ruanxi said with a smile.
Jiang Changjun felt unsure if it was his illusion, but he thought Jiang Ruanxi’s smile was mocking him.
But he couldn’t care about so much now. With the Crown Prince in front of him, he couldn’t let the Crown Prince think he was incompetent.
“Once one refugee comes to the Capital, there will definitely be a second one. Your method is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. I have already instructed that Yongyi Marquis Manor will set up porridge stalls to distribute grain to refugees for free every day. Once the disaster situation stabilizes, these refugees can be sent back.”
“Then we’ll follow Heir Apparent’s method. This palace will keep paying attention to it.”
After the Crown Prince finished saying this, he rode off in his carriage.
“Since Second Brother has such a good way to handle it, then the refugee matter is left to you.” Jiang Ruanxi said with a smile, “I wish Second Brother can resolve the refugee matter soon.”
Jiang Changjun had originally just wanted to sarcastically mock Jiang Ruanxi and make trouble for her, but who knew she wouldn’t take the bait and instead handed him such a big mess. He was so angry he wanted to curse.
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince had spoken, and he couldn’t go back on it.
This was lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot, making Jiang Changjun extremely frustrated.
He glared fiercely at Jiang Ruanxi, but Jiang Ruanxi had no time to pay attention to him.
She directly turned and returned to the carriage compartment.
Lin Ningkun had heard the words outside just now.
“If you really care about the refugee matter, Yongyi Marquis Manor can set up porridge stalls and give alms of grain. Our Dingning Marquis Manor can do it too.”
Jiang Ruanxi was too lazy to pay attention to him and said impatiently, “If Marquis wants to use his own silver money to do things, this concubine naturally has no objection.”
Lin Ningkun’s face was quite embarrassed. He had already spent a lot of silver money on smoothing his official career matters, so where did the marquis manor have extra silver now?
He had originally just wanted to please Jiang Ruanxi, but ended up humiliating himself.
“Marquis, do you still remember what you said to me when we got married?”
“Jiang Ruanxi, although you married me, my heart already has someone I like, so I won’t touch you in this lifetime.”
Lin Ningkun recalled the words he had said back then, and looking at Jiang Ruanxi’s quiet face, he felt quite regretful in his heart.
“Of course I remember.”
“I hope Marquis keeps his word.”
Lin Ningkun’s face completely twisted. His self-esteem was hurt, and he could only angrily turn his head to the side.
The carriage moved slowly forward, but Jiang Ruanxi didn’t care at all. She closed her eyes thinking of scenes from her previous life. The person who had caused her tragic death was by her side. She couldn’t take revenge right away and had to feign civility with him, making her heart extremely irritated.
She couldn’t help but lift the curtain to get some air.
A gust of wind blew, also moving the curtain of the oncoming carriage.
A pair of calm and indifferent peach blossom eyes made Jiang Ruanxi’s breathing hitch.
Although she had already seen the Crown Prince before, this was the first time their eyes met directly. Jiang Ruanxi quickly lowered her head, but in her daze, she saw the Crown Prince nod slightly to her.
Jiang Ruanxi’s soul was frightened away. Was the Crown Prince greeting her?
Also, hadn’t he already left? Why was he here?
The Crown Prince also gave her a faint glance before the carriage drove far away.
“What’s wrong with you? Your face looks so bad?” Lin Ningkun asked with care.
Jiang Ruanxi didn’t pay attention to him. Now, hearing Lin Ningkun’s voice made her feel utter disgust.
Seeing Jiang Ruanxi ignore him, Lin Ningkun was just about to get angry, but thinking of something, a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth. “Jiang Ruanxi, I said I would treat you well. That’s sincere. You don’t need to play hard to get with me.”
Jiang Ruanxi turned her head as if looking at a fool.
Her heart was speechless to the extreme.
How blind were his eyes? Which eye saw her playing hard to get with him?
Jiang Ruanxi didn’t want to tolerate him anymore and said impatiently, “Are you full with nothing to do? Too many delusions, your brain has a problem. Do you want me to call a doctor to take a look?”
These words were like a slap, fiercely landing on Lin Ningkun’s face.
The smile at the corner of Lin Ningkun’s mouth stiffened on his face. “Jiang Ruanxi, you…”
“I’m tired. If there’s nothing, don’t bother me.”
Before his words were finished, Jiang Ruanxi directly closed her eyes and no longer paid attention to him.
Lin Ningkun was so angry his chest heaved up and down.
If not for pitying her for guarding him for so many years, he wouldn’t want to compensate this woman.
She didn’t have a bit of a woman’s gentleness, with an aggressive manner. She really was a woman from a lowly merchant family, without any manners.
Thinking about it, he felt utter contempt for Jiang Ruanxi in his heart.
He glared fiercely at her.
Suddenly, he discovered that Jiang Ruanxi was quite good-looking.
Lips of appropriate thickness, high nose bridge, slightly closed eyes with long eyelashes like butterflies flying in the air.
Fair skin with a rosy tint that made one involuntarily want to reach out and touch.
He couldn’t help swallowing saliva, his body unconsciously leaning forward. When his head was a few inches from Jiang Ruanxi, she vigilantly opened her eyes and saw the disgusting face in front of her.
Without thinking, Jiang Ruanxi slapped him. “Lin Ningkun, what do you want to do?”
Then, as if fleeing from some dirty thing, she instantly retreated to the corner.
Lin Ningkun was slapped stunned and dazed in place for a few seconds. The pain on his face came, and Lin Ningkun came back to his senses. He had been hit.
He had always been the favored son of heaven since childhood. When had he ever been hit like this? Instantly losing reason, he raised his hand to slap toward Jiang Ruanxi’s face.
Jiang Ruanxi kicked toward his chest with her foot, closing her eyes and using all her strength.
“Pata” sound.
Lin Ningkun was kicked out of the carriage with one foot.
“Ah!”
“Marquis, are you alright?”
“Miss, are you alright?”
Several voices sounded outside the carriage, and Jiang Ruanxi then realized that Lin Ningkun had been kicked out by her.
She opened her eyes and saw Hong Ye’s worried gaze.
“I’m fine.” Jiang Ruanxi took a deep breath.
Looking out through the door crack, she saw Lin Ningkun lying flat on his back,
fallen on the ground.
The hat on his head had also been knocked off.
Revealing his bald head and uneven, scarred scalp.
Soon, people gathered around.
“This, who is this? How is he so ugly?”
“This man looks well-dressed. He should be some noble young master, right?”
“Don’t say it, he really looks a bit like. Oh, I remember now. Isn’t this the Marquis of Dingning?”
“It really is him, but wasn’t he supposed to be dashing and handsome? Is this ugly monster really him?”
Someone raised a doubt.
“I heard he was burned and disfigured in a big fire to save the Heir Apparent’s Wife of Zhenguo Marquis Manor. I thought it was a rumor, but it seems it’s true.”
